Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 208

Review

Tax-free synthetic cash for individuals: A theoretical review of the Swiss case

François-Serge Lhabitant
  • François-Serge Lhabitant
  • EDHEC Business School, France.
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  •  Received: 29 May 2020
  •  Published: 31 January 2021

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